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Great! Thanks for the help, guys. Something must not be quite right up front given the shimmy... it actually seems to be better under braking - the shimmy goes away when you touch the brakes between 60-75mph. Something must be wearing out up there, but all the bushings I can see and the stuff I can grab onto seems tight. My struts are a little weak, so perhaps related to that? Anyway, thanks for the good advice. Gavin

Followed the procedure on Legacy777's site. After connecting the two black connectors and turning on ignition, I just get a steady blink from the check engine light. No discernable pattern. Just on-off-on-off-on-off etc. I unhooked the battery for 1 hour, then checked for the code again by reconnecting the 2 black wires and get the exact same thing. Does this steady on-off blink of the CE light indicate no problems? The document I was using to check the codes does not indicate anything about a steady blink with no different patters... I'm assuming right now that a steady blink means everything is OK? Thanks again, Gavin

I do not have a Check Engine light illuminated (and I know it works as it does the self-test on start up)... would there be codes if no Check Engine light? Thanks again for any advice. Gavin 1992 Sub Legacy L AWD Wagon 5-Speed 1980 BMW 528i 2002 BMW M5

Hi All, I've been a lurker for quite a while on the board - I've got a 1992 Legacy L AWD Wagon 5-speed. 159,000 mile, only one little spot of rust, uses no oil, runs like a top. Bought it for $1,000 (!) last summer, and have put a little over 4,000 miles on it with only fluid changes, new rear brake rotors and two new CV joints up front. Anyway, here's my questions: 1.) Periodically (but not consistently), when coming to stop and putting the clutch in, with the engine fully warmed up, the idle will stay up around 1200 - 1500 RPM. No amount of throttle blipping will affect it. Eventually (sometimes 20 seconds, sometimes 2 minutes), it will return to normal (+/- 700 RPM) idle. Car starts, runs, idles and revs fine all other times except for this periodic anomoly. Was thinking 02 sensor or Idle Control Valve? Thoughts? 2.) Front end has some "shimmy" at 60-75 mph. Have had tires balanced and rotated around, but still have it. Everything seems tight enough under there, but one thing I'm worried about. The peices (don't know what they are called) that seem to be connected to the steering rack on the engine side, and attach to the suspension assembly can be "rotated". They don't move back and forth or up and down, but if you grab hold of them and apply a twisting force, they both move quite a ways in both directions. Both sides do this equally. Is this normal, or are these parts ready to fail? Thanks for your help, and great board - I've learned a lot lurking on here. Gavin 1992 Sub Legacy L AWD 5-speed Wagon 1980 BMW 528i 2002 BMW M5